Yang jumps into top 20 in women's world rankings

Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - Amy Yang topped Hee Kyung Seo with a
birdie in the first playoff hole at the LPGA KEB - HanaBank Championship on
Sunday and that moved her inside the top 20 of this week's women's world
rankings.

Yang's first career LPGA title jumped her nine places in the rankings to 18th.

The top three players in the rankings remained the same, with Inbee Park
maintaining the top spot ahead of Suzann Pettersen and Stacy Lewis. Lydia Ko
and So Yeon Ryu swapped places to sit in fourth and fifth, respectively.

The next seven players also held their places as Paula Creamer, Cristie Kerr,
Jiyai Shin, Lexi Thompson, Ai Miyazato, Angela Stanford and Hee Young Park
maintained their positions from 11th through 17th.

Yang's jump to No. 18 caused Lizette Salas to drop a spot to 19th, and
Carolina Hedwall again rounded out the top 20.